Funeral Homes in West Memphis, AR

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Mike McCoy (american football player), Sid Vicious (wrestler and actor), Marcus Brown (basketball player), Ray McCallum (coach and basketball coach), Michael Cage (basketball player), Ike Harris (american football player), and Sonny Levy (basketball player).

West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census, ranking it as the state's 18th largest city, behind Bella Vista. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis.

West Memphis Obituaries

It was reported by Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on September 13th, 2021 that Mary Yvonne Skillern Burnett passed on in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Burnett was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Yvonne Skillern's life.

It was disclosed by Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on September 3rd, 2021 that Virginia Noelene Andrews died in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Andrews was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Virginia Noelene's life.

It was written by Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on August 24th, 2021 that Mary Leverette perished in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Leverette was 77 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary's life.

It was disclosed by Pine Bluff Commercial on February 12th, 2021 that Devesha L Richardson passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Richardson was 27 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Devesha L's life.

It was written by Pine Bluff Commercial on January 8th, 2021 that Vincent JaVon Smith passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Smith was 24 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Vincent JaVon's life.

It was disclosed on March 28th, 2019 that Richard C Smith perished in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Smith was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard C's life.

It was noted on March 8th, 2019 that Roosevelt Payne passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Payne was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Roosevelt's life.

It was noted on February 19th, 2019 that Rebecca Faye Heathcock (Ferguson) died in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Ms. Heathcock was 61 years old and was born in Hohenwald, TN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Rebecca Faye's life.

It was reported on February 15th, 2019 that James Fredrick Sr "Fred" Richardson passed on in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Richardson was 69 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James Fredrick Sr "Fred"'s life.

It was reported on February 12th, 2019 that B D Phillips passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Phillips was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor B D's life.

History

Founded as a logging camp near the site of the former Spanish Fort Esperanza, built in 1797, until 1927 it was known as "Bragg's Mill". The first Europeans in the area were probably explorer Hernando de Soto and his followers. West Memphis occupies an area that once included the towns of Hopefield, Bragg and Hulbert. The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge for automobile use opened in 1949 and the I-40 or Hernando de Soto Bridge was dedicated in 1972. . The name "West Memphis" came into use in the early 1900s because lumber shipped from the Memphis market to foreign buyers brought higher prices. With the coming of the first rail bridge, the Frisco Bridge, in 1892 and the first automobile bridge, the Harahan Bridge, in 1917, West Memphis began to grow.

The official website for the city of West Memphis is http://www.westmemphis.org.